"You're making the assumption it's going to be a man."

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DOCTOR WHO (2005—) "The End of the World" // "The Church on Ruby Road"

And let's not forget where this all started

Paul McGann + TV Movie cast, Behind the Scenes (1996)

This whole part went hard honestly

He looks like he's genuinely enjoying being atomised

Some behind the scenes tidbits I feel normal about (classic who edition):

- apparently every story Matthew Waterhouse's hairstylist would say they were going to trim his hair and never did, resulting in all the variations from crusader triangle to fuck ass bob to shaggy mullet

-Peter Davison was unaware he was many people's sexual awakening in his dressing gown in black orchid

-Colin baker was mistaken for a runner by another actor in arc of infinity and asked to go fetch a coffee (which he did)

-he would also walk around making chicken noises on the set of arc of infinity (until he was told to stop)

-Matthew didn't know adric died in part four of earthshock until he read Peter's script whilst shooting, and was apparently more upset over the fact he was being killed off rather than just leaving

-a lot of the doctor who movie was filmed in the same building as the X-files

-Janet Fielding was told she was good casting for doctor who because she "looked slightly alien"

-Deborah Watling and Frazer Hines used to joke that she left the show because she got pregnant, as she left almost nine months after arriving

-Sylvester Mccoy once couldn't find a filming location until after the doctor who fans, who had been waiting there for an hour

-Paul Mcgann thought all the doctors companions were their kids

-Peter and Sarah Sutton had to stop Janet from accidentally prostituting herself in the red light district

-Sylvester once played the spoons on a guy that tried to menace him

-Paul had to wear a wig because he was casted with the long hair you see in the movie but cut it all off for another role a couple months before they started filming

-Janet called Matthew "matte-finish" and "boom-boom waterhouse" whilst filming earthshock

-the cast bought a prop gun for arc of infinity from a sex shop in amsterdam

(Just to stress I obviously don't know the validity of these I just sourced them from interviews and commentaries!! Please don't come for me if these aren't accurate! These are just some funny things I've heard and if anyone else knows any random facts or stories feel free to reblog/share!!)

Bitches love him for his byronic melancholy and his tendency towards retrograde amnesia

I don't think we give Doctor Who enough credit for being a rare franchise that lets adults be whisked away on a portal fantasy adventure.

In most of these types of stories, you age out of being an appropriate protagonist. But the first two companions were a pair of fully-adult schoolteachers. Now, there's a template of a companion being a woman in her early twenties, but there's still potential for a broader range of ages. Anybody can stumble through that door and be whisked on an adventure--and be traumatized six million ways, sure, but it's nice to be included.

Talking to TVM writer Matthew Jacobs for Doctor Who Am I? Filmed in 2015/16, released 2022.

two recent-ish 8 things bc every time I see a cute waistcoat I have to draw him in it

One thing I find funny about Doctor Who is once you're cast as the Doctor you don't really stop. You are always the Doctor. Yes, Paul McGann was only in one TV movie and didn't even get his own series but that doesn't mean he's free. One million audio stories be upon ye. There's no escape now, Mr McGann.

Paul McGann And Nicholas Courtney Recording The Big Finish Monthly Adventure "Minuet In Hell", 2001

Peter and Paul with Steven Ricks, the extremely talented man responsible for their costumes, at Comic Con in Telford back in November. From Steven’s Instagram.

Losing my mind at today's new paul costume pics.....

Theyre from con